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05-05-11, 08:42 AM
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Re: "Naval Rat" ? :S
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Originally Posted by Stormy Night
Lol! I tried. They just wouldn't drink it. I mean...I killed Peter to feed Paul so its not like it wasn't fresh. They were just being picky....hence why I don't have rats anymore. I ate them! Muwhahaha
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you people eat nutria, so why not rats?
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05-05-11, 10:36 AM
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Super Genius
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Location: Southwestern Ontario
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Re: "Naval Rat" ? :S
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"I was told that African soft furred rats are what ball pythons prefer in the wild. They hunt them down. "
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For the second time in this thread: Wrong!
Ball pythons DO NOT eat African Soft Furred Rats in the wild.
Natals (AKA African Soft Furred Rats) despite their name, are indigenous to Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Ball pythons are indigenous to West Africa.
They are THOUSANDS of miles apart.
Ball pythons eat jerboas in the wild, not ASF's.
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05-05-11, 10:46 AM
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Re: "Naval Rat" ? :S
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Originally Posted by mykee
For the second time in this thread: Wrong!
Ball pythons DO NOT eat African Soft Furred Rats in the wild.
Natals (AKA African Soft Furred Rats) despite their name, are indigenous to Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Ball pythons are indigenous to West Africa.
They are THOUSANDS of miles apart.
Ball pythons eat jerboas in the wild, not ASF's.
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What is thr current price for a red-tailed jerboa?
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05-05-11, 11:51 AM
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Re: "Naval Rat" ? :S
Oh about a million dollars lol
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05-05-11, 12:01 PM
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Re: "Naval Rat" ? :S
Yea. They eat gerbils. I'm recalling something vague about them smelling close to the same. Haven't sniffed either in comparison to one another so I can't honestly say. But for a picky ball That wont eat rats or mice gerbils are recommended. And at 6+$ a pop here, ppl lean towards the 2$ ASF rat. Its supposedly the next best thing. I'm under the impression food in the mouth end is a good thing. I'm not supper picky on what fuzzy critter is being sacrificed to the greater good as long as they are eaten.
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05-05-11, 01:48 PM
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Super Genius
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Re: "Naval Rat" ? :S
....not very "cost effective" feeding a $2 ASF when you need to feed 5 of them to your hungry 3000g female ball python weekly.
Personally, having raised a couple of ball pythons over a couple of years, i have NEVER had an issue getting a ball python to eat what I want it to eat.
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05-05-11, 02:13 PM
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Re: "Naval Rat" ? :S
Neither have I. When I adopted 26 of them at once half would "only eat live so don't even try anything else!" And it took a couple month's but all of mine are converted to FT. I've never had a reason to try anything but rats or mice. Playing the waiting game always worked for me. Eventually. They WILL eat.
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05-05-11, 02:54 PM
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Super Genius
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Re: "Naval Rat" ? :S
Amen Sister!!!
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05-29-11, 10:01 PM
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Re: "Naval Rat" ? :S
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Originally Posted by mykee
You can't be more wrong.
Ball pythons DO NOT eat African Soft Furred Rats.
Wikipedia (the preeminent source of knowledge for the lazy and feebleminded) and you, for quoting them, are wrong. Gasp!!! Natals, or African Soft Furred Rats, despite their name, are indigenous to Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Ball pythons are indigenous to West Africa.
To save you from having to go back to Wikipedia; they are thousands of miles apart.
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You are so wrong! Quote me your source please?
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05-29-11, 10:02 PM
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Re: "Naval Rat" ? :S
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Originally Posted by mykee
For the second time in this thread: Wrong!
Ball pythons DO NOT eat African Soft Furred Rats in the wild.
Natals (AKA African Soft Furred Rats) despite their name, are indigenous to Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Ball pythons are indigenous to West Africa.
They are THOUSANDS of miles apart.
Ball pythons eat jerboas in the wild, not ASF's.
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you're "cocky" and also misinformed!! You shouldn't even open your mouth about this until you can prove your source!
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05-29-11, 10:18 PM
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Re: "Naval Rat" ? :S
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Originally Posted by paulholcomb
you're "cocky" and also misinformed!! You shouldn't even open your mouth about this until you can prove your source!
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You do realise that mykee is a fantastic BP breeder who knows more about them then pretty much anyone on this forum. Regarding ASF's he is 100% correct. I'll work on finding a source but the simple fact that they are 1000s of miles apart should speak for itself. 
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05-30-11, 02:33 AM
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Re: "Naval Rat" ? :S
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Originally Posted by paulholcomb
you're "cocky" and also misinformed!! You shouldn't even open your mouth about this until you can prove your source!
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Whydont you prove your own information as a counter argument rather than throwing "abuse" at people with absolutley nothing to back you up?
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05-30-11, 03:13 AM
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Re: "Naval Rat" ? :S
easier to just look passed all the idiocy lol. i tell myself that every so often.
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05-30-11, 08:22 AM
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Super Genius
Join Date: Nov-2002
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Re: "Naval Rat" ? :S
LOL!
My "Source"?
ASF's; Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.
Ball pythons; West Africa.
Buy an atlas.
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05-30-11, 09:47 AM
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Re: "Naval Rat" ? :S
He might be referring to the 10s of thousands of BPs and ASFs that sneak onto ships and air plains every few weeks to feed/get eaten
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